Happy Father’s Day 🥰
Good morning Bitachon of the day ❤️
When we reach a certain age, we begin to want more. We want to meet Hashem and to talk to him. We want to genuinely, deeply believe in Him, but we struggle, as it’s hard. If only we could see Him, touch Him, or even hear Him, then we’d believe! We just want some indication that He’s here, watching and caring, just as we were told growing up.
Every once in a while, a “coincidental” encounter with Hashem, the sublime, occurs. Maybe our life was saved, maybe we just made our flight, or just missed it and later heard it crashed. Maybe we found our soul mate, did well on our test, or got our dream job. Maybe we had our first child, our illness was cured, or we won against all odds. Maybe we were just in the exact right place at the exact right time.
Suddenly, we believe. It’s real, at least to us. We’re convinced; we walk around floating on cloud nine. Life is good, pure, true, and beautiful. Here, faith becomes personal, not just something imposed upon us by others. However, our faith at this stage is simplistic in some ways, and at some point, this is no longer enough. We want more; we need more. Rational, logical, and philosophical questions come up. “If God exists, then why…,” and “How can God exist if…,” or “Why would God do….” Maybe our life falls apart and we cry out, “How can this be happening to me?!”
Every time something really bad happens, our brain has a very short memory, and we forget all the miracles Hashem has done for us and all the good things we had. We lose faith and find it hard to reconnect. Unfortunately, life is never perfect. What we must do is not forget all the good things that have happened to us and all the open miracles Hashem has performed for us.
When you start losing faith, take a moment to sit down and write out all the stories of your life, how everything went well according to Hashem’s plan. When you talk to a newly married couple and ask how they met, you can often see Hashem’s hand guiding their story. We met a couple this Shabbat, and their five-year relationship leading up to their marriage made it so obvious that Hashem orchestrated those five years, showing they were meant to be together.
The problem is our Yetzer Hara (our evil inclination); it’s always there next to us. We just have to learn how to push it away and remember how great Hashem is.
May we never forget how incredible Hashem is, that He is always next to us, and may we never lose faith. Amen.🙏
Wishing you a wonderful day ❤️